Velda Ling Yu Chow
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About
Dr. Velda Ling Yu Chow is a pioneering head and neck surgeon whose research centers on minimally invasive robotic surgery for complex aerodigestive tract cancers. Her major contributions include advancing transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for hypopharyngeal and nasopharyngeal malignancies, particularly in salvage settings for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma—a notoriously challenging anatomical site. In 2017, she published the landmark study on transoral robotic total laryngopharyngectomy with free jejunal flap reconstruction (23 citations), demonstrating the feasibility of combining robotic resection with microvascular reconstruction. Her innovative work on robot-assisted sentinel lymph node mapping in oral cavity cancer (10 citations) has refined staging accuracy while reducing morbidity. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Chow provided critical guidance on PPE conservation strategies for head and neck cancer surgery (11 citations), directly addressing global supply shortages. Her long-term outcomes study on robotic nasopharyngectomy (9 citations, 2022) is the largest prospective series of its kind, establishing durable oncologic results. With over 50 publications, Dr. Chow’s work has fundamentally expanded the role of robotics in head and neck oncology, offering patients less invasive options for previously inoperable recurrences.
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